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2015 Bill(s)

* HCS HB 122
Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
Status: S Judiciary
Description: Extend the law providing a right-to-kill a home intruder to cover a person given authority by the property owner to occupy the property.
See: 
  • House roll call - HCS HB 122 (04/30/2015): 3rd reading of a bill to expand the right of a property owner to authorize use deadly force against an intruder.
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 123
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Select Com. on Rules
    Description: Declare the white-tailed deer the official game animal of Missouri.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 160
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Elections
    Description: Make it a violation of the law for a political candidate to make a false advertising statement about an opponent. Allow a lawsuit by the opponent to seek financial damages for the false advertising.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * HB 335
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Select Com. on Judiciary
    Description: Allow a small claims court to order a security payment to cover costs of the defendant with the person bringing the suit has filed at least five small-claims lawsuits that failed within a seven year period.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 336
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Let an election authority accept voter registration applications with electronic signatures.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 337
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Select Com. on Labor
    Description: Expand the types businesses that are required to have Worker's Compensation Coverage with as few as one employee. Most businesses are required to provide the coverage only if they have five or more employees.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 338
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: IN SCS HB 522
    Description: Designate a portion of Highway 10 in Ray and Carroll counties the "Ray-Carroll County Veterans Memorial Highway".
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS HB 339
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Perfection
    Description: Repeal a provision allowing a person registering to vote to use a utility bill, bank statement or a pay check to show proof of identification.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 372
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Restrict when an owner of livestock can be held liable for damages caused by an escaped animal. Require proof the owner was negligent.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 373
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Allow some convicted criminal to have their right to possess or transport firearms after discharge from prison or parole. Not assigned to a committee until April 1.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 374
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Allow a lawsuit for damages against a person who makes a false statement about a perishable food product.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS HB 375
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: S Agriculture, Food & Outdoor Resources
    Description: Expand a current law allowing heavier trucks on the highways when hauling livestock to include an y agricultural product. Extend to livestock activities a current exemption from liability lawsuits for equire activities.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 596
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Expand exclusion of damage payment in a medical malpractice case for costs that were covered by another party, such as insurance.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 597
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Economic Development
    Description: Provide an exemption for science, technology, engineering or math workers from a law allowing agreements between two companies that one company will not recuit workers from the other company.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 598
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Trade & Tourism
    Description: Designate April 24 as "Alpha Gamma Rho Day."
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 599
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Health & Mental Health Policy
    Description: Require a hospital provide written notice of the billing consequences and insurance coverage of the pateitn's outpatient status. Essentially, the bill would require warning to a patient of the consequences of going to a hospital emergency room.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 607
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Create a crime of unlawful placement of sediment by putting sediment into waters of the state or allow erosion of sediment, in some caes.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 644
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Government Oversight
    Description: Prohibit a legislator from working for an organization that hires a lobbyist. Prohibit a legislator from serving as a lobbyist, but exempt from the ban legislators working for a firm that employs lobbyists.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 664
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Ways & Means
    Description: Provide tax credits for purchase of an alternative fuel vehicle.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 826
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Agriculture Policy
    Description: Prohibit the sale of domestic wine in Missouri unless there is certification it was harvested by U.S. Citizens
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 837
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Require the state auditor to prepare a report on the costs of the death penalty.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * HB 858
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Provide a "shield law" for journalists. Give reporters the right to refuse to reveal information about their sources, unless a judge grants an exception. Not assigned to a committee until March 31.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    SCS HCS HB 882
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: S 3rd Read (IN BUDGET)
    Description: Allow designation by the Agriculture Department of a county as "agri-ready" if it mets various conditions including the absence of any health or zoning ordinances that discourage new agriculatural operations. Also include low fees and absence of agricultural regulations in some areas that are stricter than required by state law.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 999
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Exempt agricultural buildings from local government ordinances.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1021
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Civil & Criminal Proceedings
    Description: Include "respite" as one of the services a court can order to manage the estate of a person under court protection for care.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 1112
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Children & Families
    Description: Allow release of birth records to an adopted child upon adulthood.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1133
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H Select Com. on Social Services
    Description: Impose restrictions and requirements on family members making decisions on terminating medical care. Establish a priority list of those who can health care decisions for an incapacitated person. Prohibit withdrawing support from a pregnant patient.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HB 1277
    Sponsor: McGaugh, Joe Don
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Impose restrictions and additional requirements on utility condemnation of land for power lines on some types of property.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.